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Sam Elliott

Acting

Born August 9, 1944 · Sacramento, California, USA

Also known as Samuel Pack Elliott

Biography

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe mustache, and deep, resonant voice (with a Western twang/drawl) match the iconic image of a cowboy or rancher, and he has often been cast in such roles.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2019 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

1883

2021as Shea Brennan

Landman

2024as Thomas 'T.L.' Norris

Justified

2010as Avery Markham

Parks and Recreation

2009as Ron Dunn

The Big Lebowski

1998as The Stranger

Grace and Frankie

2015as Phil

Tombstone

1993as Virgil Earp

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969as Card Player #2

Mission: Impossible

1966as Doug Robert

A Star Is Born

2018as Bobby Maine

November Christmas

2011as Jess Sanford

The Ranch

2016as Beau

Family Guy

1999as Wild Wild West (voice)

The Games

1970as Richie Robinson

Lady and the Tramp

2019as Trusty (voice)

Thank You for Smoking

2005as Lorne Lutch

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Jack Houston

Milius

2013as Self

We Were Soldiers

2002as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

I Am Patrick Swayze

2019as Self

American Dad!

2005as Big John Tanner (voice)

Gettysburg

1993as Brig. Gen. John Buford

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Ken Johnson

Up in the Air

2009as Maynard Finch

Fail Safe

2000as Congressman Raskob

Conagher

1991as Conn Conagher

Road House

1989as Wade Garrett

Land of the Giants

1968as Martin Reed

The Good Dinosaur

2015as Butch (voice)

Draft Day

2014as Coach Moore

The Contender

2000as Kermit Newman

Rush

1991as Dodd

Gunsmoke

1955as Cory Soames

Grandma

2015as Karl

Off the Map

2003as Charley

Buffalo Girls

1995as Wild Bill Hickok

The Shadow Riders

1982as Dal Traven

Blue River

1995as Henry Howland

The Quick and the Dead

1987as Con Villian

Police Woman

1974as Michael Gregory

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015as Bill

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

1993as Lyn Cutter

Rock Dog

2016as Fleetwood Yak (voice)

The Company You Keep

2012as Mac McLeod

Rough Riders

as Capt. Bucky O'Neil

The Hero

2017as Lee Hayden

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

The Golden Compass

2007as Lee Scoresby

The Hi-Lo Country

1998as Jim Ed Love

Lifeguard

1976as Rick Carlson